GRADUS LAUNCHES SUITE OF NEW
CATALOGUES Contract interiors specialist Gradus has released new editions of catalogues for its carpets, matting and stair edgings & floor trims ranges.
The new catalogues feature the latest products and provide comprehensive guidance and recommendations to enable contractors, specifiers and end users to make the right product selections to meet their project requirements.
The new Carpet Collection Catalogue edition 5 offers advice and product recommendations on how to create a coordinated design scheme with the necessary performance requirements for specific areas within commercial office, education and healthcare environments. The catalogue includes details of all Gradus carpet ranges and features three new products; Streetwise Design, SqMile Exec and Carezone.
The new stair edgings and floor trims catalogue edition 4 includes references to BIM objects and features the new Gradus Grip adhesive, an alternative way to fix stair edgings without the need for screws.
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NEW DESIGN TALENT British carpet design and manufacturing company Brintons has welcomed recent Birmingham City University (BCU) Textile Design graduate Kayleigh Jones to its UK design team based at the company’s Head Office in Kidderminster.
Over the last four years, Brintons has collaborated closely with BCU’s School of Fashion and Textiles, lending its support to textile degree students during their final-year projects and promoting the students’ work at leading industry events and design festivals.
Brintons Commercial Marketing Manager, Sarah Draper, and designers Jodie Hatton and Jay Ralley-Jones were invited by the university to award a prize for Design Innovation to a graduate of the School of Fashion and Textiles Graduate Show 2016.
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BUILDING ADHESIVES LTD FLIES THE FLAG FOR TILING AT UK MANUFACTURING
AWARDS Building Adhesives Ltd represented the tiling industry at a nationwide celebration of the best of UK manufacturing at The Manufacturer MX Awards 2016.
The company, which manufactures tile adhesives, grouts, sealants and other ancillary tiling products under the BAL and Dunlop brands, was shortlisted in three categories for Sustainable Manufacturing, Supply Chain Excellence and Through-Life Engineering Services.
Building Adhesives took their place alongside internationally-renowned companies such as Caterpillar, McLaren Automotive, Siemens, JCB and Coca-Cola at the awards ceremony in Birmingham hosted by impressionist Rory Bremner.
David Hackett, General Manager at Building Adhesives Ltd, said: “It was an honour and a privilege for BAL to attend the awards ceremony again and represent the UK tiling industry alongside so many household global names with manufacturing in the UK.
“To be shortlisted in three categories
nature of her material concepts, the Brintons panel had no hesitation in awarding the prize to Kayleigh Jones.
After seeing Kayleigh’s winning collection at her degree show and again at New Designers 2016 (which showcases fresh-thinking and innovation among new designers), Brintons decided to offer the young designer the opportunity of joining their busy design department. In this role, Kayleigh will gain invaluable experience working alongside the highly skilled team of Brintons designers as they create bespoke carpet designs for
was a tremendous achievement and highlights how we are committed as a company to not only maintaining but improving our high standards in manufacturing technology, sustainability and supply chain management.
“Still based at our original manufacturing site in Stoke-on-Trent, we continue to invest heavily in our manufacturing process to ensure as a company we are as efficient and sustainable as possible and also meet the needs of our customers. With multi-million investment in our facilities in the last two years we are committed to maintain our market- leading status for tiling solutions in the UK, and to also develop our credentials as a leading manufacturer in the UK, benchmarked against the very best manufacturers from all industries.”
It is was the third time that Building Adhesives have been shortlisted for a Manufacturing MX Award, winning the Business Development and Change Management category in 2014.
To make the shortlist, Building Adhesives went through a rigorous evidence-based process with judges making numerous site visits to the Stoke-on-Trent manufacturer and meeting the key decision makers.
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leading interior projects of every size, all around the world.
Jodie Hatton, Brintons Designer, commented: “The award Brintons presented to Kayleigh was for innovation; Kayleigh was a clear front-runner in this area, due to her experimental approach to materials. Kayleigh has fitted into the Brintons team with ease and is really eager to learn the processes involved, her background in weave has aided her well.”
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